In the week of December 11–18, the country risk indicator —measured by the EMBIG Peru spread— fell from 124 to 105 bps, the Central Reserve Bank has reported.
In the same period, the EMBIG LatinAmerica spread fell 31 bps to 350 bps within a context of progress in the trade negotiations between the United States and China.
Interbank interest rate
On December 18, the interbank interest rate in Peruvian Soles showed an annual rate of 2.25%, and this rate in U.S. Dollars registered 1.75%.
On the same date, the 90-day corporate prime rate —the interest rate charged by commercial banks to lower risk businesses— in Soles was 3.29%, while the prime rate in Dollars recorded 2.69%.
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